The Chicago Fire Foundation’s Associates Board is a dynamic group of young professionals who act as ambassadors for the Foundation by supporting events and programs such as P.L.A.Y.S. (Participate, Learn, Achieve, Youth, Soccer). The Associates Board also works to support the Foundation’s mission of improving the quality of life throughout Chicagoland through sports-based youth development and direct service programs by running various fundraising opportunities across the year.
Below are the 2021 Chicago Fire Foundation Associates Board members:
| Board Member | Affiliation |
| Alex Seydel | StahlCowen |
| Brendan King | Bessemer Trust |
| Bruno Lacaria | Invesco |
| Christopher Prince | Oppenheimer & Co Inc. |
| Christopher Trimbach | CIBC |
| Daniel Flannery (Partnership Development) | North American, Groupon |
| David Pryor | DLA Piper, LLP |
| Ehsan Ali | CIBC |
| Fernando Alvarado | Citi Bank |
| Jacob Wilbers | Winston & Strawn LLP |
| Javier Landa | Hubbard High School |
| John Murphy | RSM US LLP |
| Jonathan Ganci | City Year |
| Joseph Gibson (Vice President) | Mars, Inc. |
| Julie Sestan | Society of Thoracic Surgeons |
| Mario Sanchez | The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago |
| Maxwell Shuftan | SANS Institute |
| Pat Cormany | West Monroe |
| Rene Poellinetz | |
| Robbie Lehman (Marketing & Communications) | Freelancer, Marketing & Copywriting |
| Ryan McQueeney | Wespath Benefits and Investments |
| Shuhani Patel | Mesirow Financial |
| Theo Richardson-Omamo | Merrill Lynch |
| Thomas Hersh | Protein Bar and Kitchen |
| Tim Haaf (President) | Deloitte Consulting |
| Timothy McKinnon | Grainger |
| Victor Sanchez | Merrill Lynch |
| Yasir Siddiqi | KPMG |
The 2021 Executive Committee is as follows: Tim Haaf as President, Joe Gibson as Vice President, Robbie Lehman as Marketing & Communications Chair, and Daniel Flannery as Partnership Development Chair.
Applications received after July 1, 2021 will be considered for the following calendar year.
